Access Power And Lycos-Bertelsmann Announce Agreement To Market Net.Caller Internet Long-Distance Phone Service In Europe - Company Business and Marketing

Cambridge Telcom Report, August 23, 1999

Bridging European markets with its flat-rate Net.Caller Internet long-distance phone service, Access Power, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ACCR) and Lycos-Bertelsmann AG, the leading pan-European web service and fastest-growing Internet portal in the world, have announced an agreement to market Net.Caller on Lycos' European family of web sites.

"As the only pan-European portal, Lycos Bertelsmann is committed to providing its users with the best products and services available," said Tony Philipp, COO of Lycos Bertelsmann GmbH & Co KG. "Our relationship with Access Power to advertise Net.Caller, the only flat-rate Internet-based PC-to-phone long distance service, is another way in which we provide compelling services to the Lycos Bertelsmann audience."

Glenn Smith, CEO and president of Access Power, said the company recently announced expansion of its flat-rate Net.Caller service in Europe. "Lycos is one of the farthest-reaching online-platforms in Europe and we are excited that we can combine our European Net.Caller introduction with the web service that European consumers count on," Smith said. Net.Caller is the only Internet-based PC-to-phone long distance service offering worldwide callers unlimited calls to pan-European countries for a flat-rate of $15 per month.

Smith said that as one of the "premier partners" with Lycos, Access Power's Net.Caller will be highly visible on Lycos' most frequently visited web pages within the Lycos European web sites. "Individual Lycos users will be able to instantly link to Access Power's web site and learn more about Net.Caller, register for service and download free software," he said.

The company currently offers a flat fee of $10 per month for unlimited calls from anywhere in the world to the company's North American service area, which includes the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. For $20 per month Internet callers may choose both the North American and European Net.Caller coverage plans. What's more, both services can be accessed through the number one pan-European Internet search and navigation platform -- Lycos Europe.

The Access Power Net.Caller web pages will be published in seven European languages including English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Dutch and Swedish to meet needs of European customers.

Access Power, Inc. is a pioneer service provider of Internet phone service. The company offers Internet-based phone-to-phone service, software that allows free PC-to-PC calling and flat-rate PC-to-phone calling from anywhere in the world to anywhere in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. (Access Power, Inc. { www.accesspower.com } 10033 Sawgrass Drive West, Suite 100, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL USA 32082)

Lycos, your personal Internet guide, is one of the most visited Internet portals in the world. As a search-engine and navigation platform Lycos -- in the UK at www.lycos.co.uk -- offers Internet users a user-friendly, professional introduction to the World Wide Web. The Lycos portal, together with Tripod, the leading online community in Europe and Germany, forms the Lycos network. By appealing to different target groups, the Lycos network has established itself as one of the farthest-reaching and fastest-growing online platforms, with 170 million pageviews/month in Europe. The firm is managed by Lycos Bertelsmann GmbH & Co KG, a joint venture of Bertelsmann AG and Lycos Inc. Bertelsmann AG is one of the world's largest media groups with a broad scope of multimedia activities. Lycos Bertelsmann is currently operating localized web sites in 11 countries (Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, UK, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain). European headquarters of Lycos Bertelsmann GmbH & Co KG are in Guetersloh, Germany. Lycos, Inc. stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange (Nasdaq: LCOS).